Starting a Franchise!!!

Smokey · Feb 1, 2009

kikimama said:

Bring BW3's to Austin please. Pluckers is too expensive these days..
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Yep, it's sad. There used to be one on 6th St.

Wakko67 · Feb 1, 2009

Shaud said:

Sports Bar or Strip Club
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A compromise would be Hooter's.

Chick-Fill-A would be good too. There aren't enough of those around.

pgabriel · Feb 1, 2009

I wonder how it is dealing with Chic-Fill-A, seeing as how religious their ownership is.

The downtown tunnel system could use a chic-fill-a, it could also use another wendy's also

Wakko67 · Feb 1, 2009

pgabriel said:

I wonder how it is dealing with Chic-Fill-A, seeing as how religious their ownership is.

The downtown tunnel system could use a chic-fill-a, it could also use another wendy's also
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I suspected that. What with the closed on Sundays business. Without taking this thread to the D&D, what religion owns them and what other practices are affected by it?

CHI · Feb 1, 2009

a lot of major franchises require you to have 1-2 mil in liquid capital.

how much money do you have to invest? I think Subway has the easiest startup.

mrm32 · Feb 1, 2009

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chik_fil_a#Religious_connections

Chick-fil-A founder S. Truett Cathy is a devout Southern Baptist who has taught Sunday School for over 44 years and whose religious beliefs permeate the company to this day. The company's official statement of corporate purpose says that the business exists "to glorify God by being a faithful steward of all that is entrusted to us and to have a positive influence on all who come in contact with Chick-fil-A." The chain invests heavily in community services (especially for children and teenagers) and scholarships. Cathy's beliefs are also responsible for one of the chain's distinctive features: All Chick-fil-A locations (company-owned and franchised, whether in a mall or freestanding) are closed on Sundays.
“ Our decision to close on Sunday was our way of honoring God and directing our attention to things more important than our business. If it took seven days to make a living with a restaurant, then we needed to be in some other line of work. Through the years, I have never wavered from that position. „
—S. Truett Cathy [6]
The religious organizations to which Truett Cathy and Chick-fil-A have lent support include such groups as Focus on the Family. Groups researching financial support of religious groups have noted that Truett Cathy is one of the largest corporate sponsors of politically active religious groups in the US, largely through grants from the Truett Cathy Foundation but occasionally through direct sponsorship as well or through partnership with other foundations that are major corporate sponsors of politically active religious groups.[citation needed]
Chick-fil-A has promoted religious groups via toys and CDs included in children's meals, much as movie studios promote new movies via McDonald's Happy Meal toys. These have ranged from including toys from the Christian television series VeggieTales in children's meals to including Financial Peace for Kids children's books by Christian financial guru Dave Ramsey and CDs from the Christian radio program Adventures in Odyssey, as children's meal incentives. The latter show is produced by the radio division of Focus on the Family, and typically heard on Christian radio stations.
Chick-fil-A and Focus on the Family also have a history of cross-promotion. Chick-fil-A has also sponsored meetings by the group All Pro Dad; All Pro Dad is a group with affiliations with Focus on the Family via a group called Family First; Family First promotes a large number of conservative religious causes, including covenant marriage.
Chick-fil-A has also directly sponsored other religious campaigns. One of the groups sponsored by Chick-A-Fila is Athletes In Action which is a sports missionary arm of the Campus Crusade for Christ.
Another link between Chick-fil-A and religious groups includes promotion of National Bible Week. Truett Cathy is the chair of the National Bible Week Committee.
Amidst the company's push to the southwest, Las Vegas remains the southernmost metropolitan area without a Chick-fil-A location.[7]
Truett Cathy is also heavily involved in the WinShape Foundation, a non-profit organization which was started in 1984 with its goal to "shape winners" by offering summer camps, retreats, foster care, and other services.
In New Jersey, they give support to [[Choices of the Heart * [1]]]
Chick-fil-A's connection to Christianity has even been brought up in court when Aziz Latif, a Houston-based Muslim employee for 6 years, sued the company in 2002 for firing him, alleging that he was fired for his religious beliefs when he had refused to take part in an employee prayer.[8] The suit was settled on undisclosed terms.[9]
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bigtexxx · Feb 1, 2009

I go to the Chic Fil A in the Park Shops all the time. It's not in the tunnels, but downtown nevertheless

Royals Ego · Feb 1, 2009

hooters aboard

Royals Ego · Feb 1, 2009

hooters abroad

zantabak1111 · Feb 1, 2009

how do strip club owners roll in the big bucks, from what I see the girls get paid cash in exchange for seshual favors and the owner gets what a $15 cover ond overpriced drink money??? That can't be worth all the risk involved, please tell me the girls pay him rent or something? I'd be down for opening a strip club but im sure there's many many hurdles one must go through to get it done.

finalsbound · Feb 1, 2009

Whatever you do, don't do Subway...

junglerules · Feb 1, 2009

Smokey said:

Yep, it's sad. There used to be one on 6th St.
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There's actually one on north 183, towards Leander/Cedar Park. I think it's pretty new, but I'm excited to get out there sooner or later. I love Pluckers (live close to the one in Round Rock) but I'm a big BW3 fan, too.

BigM · Feb 1, 2009

there's no chick fil a by my house but there's literally every other fast food joint i can think of. garden oaks area. open that up and i'll go.

emoreland · Feb 1, 2009

CHI said:

a lot of major franchises require you to have 1-2 mil in liquid capital.
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Okay you convinced me. You can buy out TexasFudge for 2 million.

vlaurelio · Feb 1, 2009

zantabak1111 said:

how do strip club owners roll in the big bucks, from what I see the girls get paid cash in exchange for seshual favors and the owner gets what a $15 cover ond overpriced drink money??? That can't be worth all the risk involved, please tell me the girls pay him rent or something? I'd be down for opening a strip club but im sure there's many many hurdles one must go through to get it done.
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yep girls pay strip clubs

300 customers a day X 5 cover = 1500/day
300 customers X 3 drinks X $7 per drink = 6300/day

1500 + 6300 = $7800 X 31 days = $240K sales a month

tested911 · Feb 2, 2009

pgabriel said:

I wonder how it is dealing with Chic-Fill-A, seeing as how religious their ownership is.

The downtown tunnel system could use a chic-fill-a, it could also use another wendy's also
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I heard your only really allowed 1 store and of course your not to open any food related business once your in with Chic-fill-a

tested911 · Feb 2, 2009

finalsbound said:

Whatever you do, don't do Subway...
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? Why not the owner I know of is banking a ton of money (He owns 8).. Of course you can't get into a subway now since all the land rights have been bought for the past 5-10 years (In Houston and any close surrounding areas (Ft.Bend,Katy,Woodlands, etc.)).. So if you want to open a Subway your best chance is a really suburban place outside Houston..Tomball? Beaumont?

R0ckets03 · Feb 2, 2009

tested911 said:

? Why not the owner I know of is banking a ton of money (He owns 8).. Of course you can't get into a subway now since all the land rights have been bought for the past 5-10 years (In Houston and any close surrounding areas (Ft.Bend,Katy,Woodlands, etc.)).. So if you want to open a Subway your best chance is a really suburban place outside Houston..Tomball? Beaumont?
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Subway is overblown now. You better have multiple shops to make any real money. Also, if you buy a running one you are going to be paying through the nose. Your only chance is really in a rural area.

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